October 24, 2015 Pole vaulting accident leaves a champ a paraplegic Pole vaulting can be an extremely dangerous sport, as a March Vice article made clear.
October 24, 2015 Even without concussion, high school football players exhibit brain changes, study says High school football players can undergo significant brain changes after only a single season— even if they don’t get a concussion, Wake Forest University researchers have found.
October 24, 2015 Dave Goldberg death: Treadmills linked with 3 fatalities yearly The death of 47-year-old Dave Goldberg, CEO of SurveyMonkey and husband of Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg, shows that serious and even fatal accidents can happen while you're using exercise equipment.
October 24, 2015 Dynavision D2: New machine helps athletes with concussion rehabilitation A simple electronic board consisting of 64 LED lights, the Dynavision D2 is now being used in hospitals across the country – helping many athletes to fully heal after brain injuries.
October 24, 2015 Woman plays violin as surgeons operate on her brain Naomi Elishuv used to be a world-class violinist who played with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, but uncontrollable shaking caused by a neurological disorder called essential tremor forced her to stop playing 20 years ago, the Telegraph reports.
October 24, 2015 Energy drinks tied to brain injuries in teens Teens who drink energy drinks a lot are more likely to get head injuries than those who don't consume the highly caffeinated beverages, a new study from Canada suggests.
October 24, 2015 Latest NFL draftees could benefit from new-age concussion test The 2015 NFL Draft class has now been welcomed into the league, one that could grow safer as their careers unfold through new-age research into identifying concussions.
October 24, 2015 Football helmet design can lower concussion risk, study finds After embedding sensors into two different types of football helmets, researchers from Virginia Tech University have revealed that one helmet was much more effective at preventing concussions than the other.
October 24, 2015 Traumatic brain injury linked to increased dementia risk Older military veterans who have suffered a serious head injury are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than uninjured veterans, according to a new study.
October 24, 2015 Cause of teen's headache turns out to be ... bullet fragment There was a shooting at Florida's Bethune-Cookman University Monday, and 19-year-old Juanye Jones thought he was grazed on the ear by a bullet.
